Federal judge dead, congresswoman among 12 wounded in shooting

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by the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) — A federal judge [juiz] was killed [foi morto] and a congresswoman [congressista (fem.)] gravely wounded [gravemente ferida] Saturday in a shooting [uma série de disparos] outside [na área externa] of a Tucson [pronuncia-se /TU són/], Arizona, grocery store [supermercado], according to [segundo a] police and government officials [autoridades].

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In all [Ao todo], six people died [morreram] and 12 were wounded in the shooting, including U.S. Rep. [deputada (abreviação de “Representative”)] Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona [democrata do estado do Arizona], according to Rick Kastigar, bureau chief for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department [chefe de polícia da cidade de Pima].

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President Barack Obama later [em seguida; posteriormente] said [afirmou] Chief Judge John Roll of the U.S. District Court for Arizona was among the dead [foi uma das vítimas fatais].

Gabe Zimmerman, the director of community outreach [de relações públicas com a comunidade] in the congresswoman’s Tucson office [do gabinete da deputada em Tucson], died [morreu] in the attack, Giffords’ press secretary [assessor de imprensa] C.J. Karamargin said, as did [assim como] a 9-year-old girl, according to authorities.

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The girl is one of four victims whose [cuja] identity has not yet been released [ainda não foi revelada].

An Arizona law enforcement source [uma fonte da secretaria de segurança estadual] and a federal law enforcement source [uma fonte da polícia federal] identified the suspect as [divulgaram o nome do suspeito] Jared Lee Loughner. Other law enforcement sources put his age at 22 [afirmam que ele tem 22 anos]. U.S. Capitol Police [A polícia do Congresso] said the suspect was in custody [foi detido].

Police recovered [recuperou] a 9mm Glock Model 19 handgun [pistola Glock 9mm Modelo 19], according to senior law enforcement sources [segundo fontes do alto escalão da polícia]. The weapon [arma] had a 30-round magazine [pente com 30 projéteis], a federal law enforcement source said.

An Arizona law enforcement source told CNN that Loughner is not talking to investigators [se recusa a falar com os investigadores] and has invoked his right [e fez uso de seu direito] against self-incrimination [de não se auto-incriminar].

Dr. Peter Rhee of University Medical Center [Centro Médico Universitário] in Tucson, said [declarou] Giffords, 40, had undergone surgery [foi operada] for a single gunshot [um único tiro] to the head [na cabeça] that passed through her brain [que atravessou seu cérebro]. Giffords was among [é uma dos] five patients listed in critical condition [em estado grave], Rhee said.

At least [Pelo menos] two victims with gunshot wounds [ferimentos a bala] were transported [foram transferidos] to another hospital, Northwest Medical Center, according to spokesman [porta-voz] Richard Parker.

Kastigar declined to comment on [não especulou sobre] a possible motive [a possível motivação] for the attack.

The attack occurred [aconteceu] after 10 a.m. (noon ET [meio-dia no horário da costa leste]) outside a Safeway grocery store [supermercado (da rede) Safeway] where Giffords was holding [estava realizando] a previously scheduled constituent meeting [uma reunião previamente agendada com a população].

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Giffords staffer [membro da equipe; funcionário] Mark Kimble told CNN affiliate KGUN [KGUN (emissora) afiliada à CNN] that the congresswoman did not have [não estava acompanhada por] any security [seguranças] with her Saturday morning, which was not unusual [que não era raro] for her [no caso dela].

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“She wants to be as accessible to the people who elected her as possible [estar o mais próximo possível de seus eleitores],” Kimble said [segundo Kimble].

Karamargin said he was not aware of [desconhecia] any call for Giffords [qualquer solicitação para que Giffords] to heighten her security measures [aumentasse sua segurança] because of recent threats [ameaças].

Tucson police Chief [O chefe de polícia] Roberto Villasenor said his department had secured [havia garantido a segurança] the homes and offices [casas e gabinetes] of some unnamed federal officials [algumas autoridades federais cujos nomes não foram divulgados] as a “precautionary measure [precaução].”

Although [Muito embora] U.S. Capitol Police said there was no evidence of a broader [maior, mais ampla] threat involving federal officials [autoridades federais], the agency [órgão (do governo)] said it had advised [afirmou já ter orientado] other members of Congress [parlamentares] to take [a tomarem] “reasonable and prudent precautions regarding [quanto a] their personal safety [integridade física] and security,” the agency said in a statement [declarou em nota].

Obama said he had directed [instruiu] FBI Director Robert Mueller to travel to Arizona to support [para dar apoio a] the investigation. An FBI spokesman said the agency was sending agents [policiais] to the scene [ao local].

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Rhee, in a brief [rápida, curta, breve] news conference [entrevista coletiva] at the hospital, said that Giffords had been moved [havia sido transferida] to intensive care [UTI] from surgery [após a cirurgia] and said he was “very optimistic” about her recovery [recuperação]. “I’m about as optimistic as it can get [tão otimista quanto possível] in this situation,” he said. He said the next 24 hours will be key for determining [determinantes] the extent of [o grau de] her recovery.

Giffords, a Democrat [(do partido) Democrata], was first elected [foi eleita pela primeira vez] in 2006. She has served as [atuou como] chairwoman [presidenta] of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee [Subcomissão de Espaço e Aeronáutica da Câmara de Deputados] and also holds seats [tem assento] on the House Science and Technology and Armed Services committees.

She won her third term [foi eleita pela terceira vez] in a closely contested race [em uma disputa acirrada e contestada] against a Tea Party-sponsored [apoiado pelo Tea Party (movimento conservador republicano)] candidate and was one of three [foi uma dos três] Democratic legislators [parlamentares democratas] who reported vandalism at their offices [que tiveram seus gabinetes atacados por vândalos] following [após] the March vote [votação] on health care reform [da reforma da saúde].

She is married to [Ela é casada com] Navy Capt. [Capitão da Marinha] Mark Kelly, a NASA astronaut who is scheduled to [que deverá] lead [comandar] a space shuttle mission [missão do ônibus espacial] to the International Space Station.

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Roll was a 1991 Bush appointee [foi nomeado pelo presidente Bush em 1991] to the federal bench [juiz federal]. The chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona, he was originally from Pennsylvania.

Colleagues and admirers [admiradores] of Giffords and Roll reacted [se pronunciaram; reagiram (lit.)] quickly to the shooting. Sen. [O senador] John McCain, R-Arizona, said the attack was committed by a “wicked person [louco] who has no sense of justice or compassion.” “Whoever did this [Seja qual for a pessoa que cometeu esse ato; Quem quer que tenha cometido esse ato], whatever their reason [seja qual for o motivo], they are a disgrace to [envergonham] Arizona, this country and the human race [os seres humanos; a humanidade], and they deserve and will receive the contempt [desprezo] of all decent people and the strongest punishment [a mais severa punição] of the law,” he said.

Obama called the attack an “unspeakable [indescritível, horrível, inqualificável, abominável] tragedy.” “We do not yet have all the answers,” he said. What we do know [sabemos de fato] is that such a senseless and terrible act of violence [ato de violência terrível e absurdo] has no place [não tem lugar; não pode acontecer; é impensável] in a free society.”

House Speaker [O Presidente da Câmara] John Boehner said he was “horrified [aterrorizado]” by the shooting. “An attack on one who serves [um servidor público] is an attack on all who serve [todos os servidores públicos],” he said. “Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society.”

Chief Justice [O Presidente do Supremo Tribunal] of the United States John Roberts issued a statement [divulgou nota] decrying [condenando] the shootings and the loss [a perda, a morte] of Roll, whom he called [por ele descrito como] a “wise jurist [brilhante jurista] who selflessly [de maneira altruista] served Arizona and the nation with great distinction.” “Chief Judge Roll’s death is a somber reminder [lembrete sombrio] of the rule of law [estado de direito] and the sacrifices of those who work to secure it [os sacrifícios daqueles que trabalham para garanti-lo],” Roberts said.

Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said an incident like this [um incidente como esse] could have a chilling effect [pode arrefecer] on the frequent weekend listening post sessions [os frequentes encontros nos fins de semana] many members of Congress have with their constituents. “It does give you pause [O episódio causa mesmo muita dúvida],” Pingree said.

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